Hello friends! I am so pleased and honored to be here with Jill Sorensen & team. Thank you for taking a moment to read a little about me as a long time chef and former cover model with a thriving 20+ year career in the fashion industry. My love of food and rustic living developedNew Contributor! Chef Kersti and her Swedish Mulled Wine Recipe
Swedish Designer Beata Heuman’s Magical Spaces
Interiors that remove us from the worries of every day life and allow our creativity to flourish are always my personal favorites. Beata Heuman, a Swedish Interior designer working in London combine the best of two worlds – beautiful, classic British style with a old school Swedish “fairytale” sensibility. Her spaces are colorful, magical wonderlands.READ MORE Swedish Designer Beata Heuman’s Magical Spaces →
Happy Home Tour: Old School House on Swedish Island
WHERE DO YOU LIVE? Vamlingbo on the Swedish Island Gotland and in Stockholm and New York. FAMILY (OR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE HOME) Husband Stefan, daughter Alice 10 years old, step daughter Sally with her son Marc and dogs Ackie and puppy Frej, step daughter Kajsa with daughter Inès and Iris with her puppy Poppy.READ MORE Happy Home Tour: Old School House on Swedish Island →
How to create a Dreamy Swedish Classic Bedroom
Hi Friends, welcome to the new blog platform! I hope you and your loved ones are staying safe. When things feel uncertain and chaotic, the one thing we can do is make sure our homes are our sanctuaries and best buddies to help cheer us up. Timeless looks that warms your heart are truly soothingREAD MORE How to create a Dreamy Swedish Classic Bedroom →
Artist Spotlight: Swedish portrait painter Olga
I live next to the forest in an apartment, 40 km south of the Swedish capital and in an old house in the country side.READ MORE Artist Spotlight: Swedish portrait painter Olga →
Snapshots from “Midsommar” in Sweden
Hope you had a great 4th! After graduation travel to a way overcrowded Venice, it was so nice to come up north to the silence, emptiness and beautiful nature in Sweden. With all that’s going on in the world it’s so nice to have this place of solitude. We were home to celebrate Swedish Midsommar.READ MORE Snapshots from “Midsommar” in Sweden →
Merry Christmas from the Ice Hotel
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Have you ever heard of the ICE HOTEL in Sweden? It’s a hotel built from the ground up every fall entirely out of ice, only to melt down in the spring. Each hotel room is carved in ice by a world famous artist. It’s been on my bucket list for years. I’ve beenREAD MORE Merry Christmas from the Ice Hotel →
A trip to Ingmar Bergman’s Island
A visit to Gotland a medieval Swedish island in the middle of the Baltic sea has long been on my bucket list. On the northern tip of the island is Fårö, the barren island Ingmar Bergman made famous in all his movies. Whether you are a Bergman fan or not, I this is a “mustREAD MORE A trip to Ingmar Bergman’s Island →
A day of castle hunting
Yesterday my friend Monica and I set off on a tour through Sweden’s oldest area Sigtuna. It’s rich in history and home to kings and knights and is literally littered with lakes, castles and old viking graves. Yesterday felt like a trip through a Nordic fairy tale as we drove through green fields discovering hiddenREAD MORE A day of castle hunting →
Hello Sweden – it’s so good to see you!
This past month has been a crazy time for my family in Sweden. My father has been in and out of the hospital, my brother had a ski accident and ended up in the same hospital as my father. Then suddenly my uncle passed away and a week later my mother and niece were inREAD MORE Hello Sweden – it’s so good to see you! →